I wrote this message to a friend who lives in Shanghai first thing this morning:

"... turns out our beloved Mayor, C. Ray "Quid Pro Quo" Nagin, is held up in Shanghai. Do you think there's a possibility that the quarantine might be extended indefinitely? He's not terribly sharp and doesn't have any "skills" per se, but he's really good at acting like he's busy when he's really doing nothing at all."